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7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 60337 times
and 36 of my stories have been cherry picked.
59 of my 360 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 64 votes
Jessica A.
Hi, I’m Jessica — still in my 20s, learning to balance writerhood and motherhood, one chaotic day at a time. I’ve been writing since I was 12, at most, and joined this site when I was about 15.
Speculative fiction is my first love (think sci-fi, fantasy, and anything a little strange), but I also dabble in the dark and twisty. Poetry, as well, and sometimes something harder to define.
I’m in Canada, but my roots stretch back to the UK through my mum, who was born and raised there. Happy to be part of this community. 
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To Tell You The Truth — Part 2/2
The next week, you leave the TV on for background noise and sit at the kitchen table, waiting. She’s late. You tell yourself it’s just traffic. Or...
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To Tell You The Truth — Part 1/2
You were somebody once. Awards, panels. Interviews that felt more like coronations. You told other people’s life stories better than they could...
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Entry 7 – Under The Skin
Journal of Isla Loren — March 23 Location: the kitchen counter Weather: cool white-grey sky, like static, making everything feel flattened, like I’m...
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Entry 6 — Scrubbed Raw
Journal of Isla Loren March 22 Location: kitchen window, facing the ocean Weather: overcast, like gauze over a wound Time: 8:02am ~ I should probably...
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Flamebearer
(for those who walk both worlds) Some glide in light— barefoot through fields, faces bathed in sun, never knowing the weight of shadows behind them...
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Oh wow—this stopped me cold.
Posted on Sun, 25 May 2025
Oh wow—this stopped me cold.
What a beautiful, quietly powerful memory to share.. There’s something so tender about the way you described Paul’s tradition, slipping that £10 through the door like a small, steady light in the dark. And now...
Read full commentPosted in In The Twinkling Of An Eye.
Oh wow—thank you so much!
Posted on Mon, 19 May 2025
Oh wow—thank you so much! Your comment honestly means more than I can say. I’ve been writing stories since before I was a teenager, but reading this made something click in a way I didn’t expect. I’ve wanted to try publishing again—but...
Read full commentPosted in Like Glass
Thank you so much for your
Posted on Wed, 21 May 2025
Thank you so much for your comment, Frances! It means a lot to me. The old couple did sell the house, yes, though it still feels like their presence lingers in a way. I’ve been toying with the idea of turning this into a novella, with several...
Read full commentPosted in Entry 1 — The Mug
This really made me pause.
Posted on Sun, 27 Apr 2025
This really made me pause.
It’s such a sharp, poetic reflection of how the world is right now — how often we’re caught staring at screens while life, real life, happens around us.
Funny timing, too: just the other day, my son was...
Read full commentPosted in Don't look up
This one really hit me. There
Posted on Sat, 17 May 2025
This one really hit me. There’s something so tender and true in how it unfolds—like how hard things have been, how far they’ve come, and how even something as simple as sharing a meal can hold so much weight. Especially when you’re hurting but...
Read full commentPosted in That's what my heart yearns for now
Thank you so much, Jenny — I
Posted on Sat, 21 Jun 2025
Thank you so much, Jenny — I really appreciate you reading along
You’re picking...
Read full commentPosted in Entry 7 – Under The Skin
This made my throat tighten
Posted on Sat, 21 Jun 2025
This made my throat tighten in the best way. It’s clumsy, raw, and real - the way love often is between parents and kids. The father’s awkward efforts, the son’s quiet watching… it all builds to that one line: “There is no better activity...
Read full commentPosted in Are you still alive?
Paul, this gave me the
Posted on Sat, 21 Jun 2025
Paul, this gave me the weirdest mix of wonder and nostalgia. Like something out of a dream you half remember but don’t want to wake from! Love your work
Read full commentPosted in The Magic Post Office
This speaks to so much I’ve
Posted on Fri, 20 Jun 2025
This speaks to so much I’ve been feeling but haven’t put into words yet. I do have a smartphone - mostly because, as a parent to several kiddos, it feels almost impossible not to. School messages, doctor’s appointments, online grocery...
Read full commentPosted in The Erosion of Choice
This was honestly such a joy
Posted on Fri, 20 Jun 2025
This was honestly such a joy to read - funny, painfully relatable, and full of those sneaky sparks of insight that creep in just when the brain insists it’s a useless lump.
You’ve captured that mush-and-brick brain state perfectly (I...
Read full commentPosted in Once Around The Block
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